Jason Dunn
10-25-2005, 01:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05102401casio_s600.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05102401casio_s600.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Casio has today announced its latest slimline addition to the Exilm Card range in the form of the EX-S600, which boasts Anti-shake DSP mode to reduce blurring in moving subjects. Other novel features of this six megapixel camera include a new Best Shot mode called Revive Shot, which refreshes faded colors of old album photos. Aside from the resolution, a not-so-impressive 15cm macro mode, longer battery life and the extra scene mode, specification is pretty similar to the S500 launched in Europe in July this year. The EX-S600 is currently only available in Japan and other Asian markets. In comes in four colors: 'sparkle' silver, 'fiesta' orange, 'mistral' blue and 'luminous' gold."</i><br /><br /><IMG SRC="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/casio_S600frontback.jpg'><br /><br />Augh! I just bought my S500 a few months ago, and already there's a newer version? :roll: That's fast obsolescence even for this industry - the S500 isn't even available yet in Canada at stores that I've checked! It's more or less the same camera as the S500 beyond the few new features. I don't see the mention of any improvements to the quality of the photos, which is the real problem with this camera. I like my S500 just fine, but in low light situations, the photo quality is quite a bit worse than what I've seen from my smaller Canon cameras. Though, to be fair, Canon doesn't have anything as slim as the S500/S600, so it's a trade-off. My S500 does a good job for how small it is - what I'm really pondering is my next DSLR. ;-)